Francois GODBOUT

Born

25 February 1750 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

16 October 1834 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Jean GODBOUT Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT)

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Born: 25 February 1750 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GODBOUT

Mother: Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GODBOUT , Marguerite MANSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean POULIOT (POUILLOT) , Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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Francois married Louise CAMPEAU 2 February 1778 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise CAMPEAU was born 6 October 1756 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louise died 3 December 1831 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of Paul CAMPEAU and Elisabeth FORTIER.

Francois GODBOUT died 16 October 1834 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Francois GODBOUT married

Louise CAMPEAU
Marriage date: 2 February 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise CAMPEAU was the child of Paul CAMPEAU and Elisabeth FORTIER

Children of Francois GODBOUT and Louise CAMPEAU

Thérèse GODBOUT

Born: 16 February 1784, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 March 1842, Ste-Claire, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Married: Charles NADEAU 1806 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1750
25 February 1750
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Francois GODBOUT and Louise CAMPEAU 2 February 1778, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Thérèse GODBOUT was born 16 February 1784, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)